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In general, the role of senior dev is to break down projects into pieces understandable and achievable by juniors.

It helps get them experience and it helps you from having to do literally everything, because it isn’t particularly easy to hire more senior devs.

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This plus do not get overly distracted by the ones who can’t figure it out on their own after some basic guidance. Identify the juniors who do well, and leverage them to help drive your / the org’s goals. They will get promoted and you will hit your goals faster. It’s a balance though because you have to carve out your own time too.

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